There is, indeed, a particular comfort level with the first 16 plays of any game, because on Friday afternoons and into Saturdays, the coaches select a script of that will end up ordered in that upper lefthand corner of Kyle Shanahan playcall sheet. This script, a concept pioneered by Walsh more than 30 years ago, will be used until the Redskins get to third down, when Shanahan will scan across to the right side of his sheet. There, the thirddown plays are divided into groups between two and four yards to go, between five and seven, between eight and 11 and then for third and long..Marshawn Lynch, London Fletcher, Ryan KerriganSeattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch drags Washington Redskins inside linebacker London Fletcher and outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan into the end zone as he scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum).

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